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Serbia Today 96-05-14
Serbia Today
14 May 1996
In This Edition:
* THE PLAN FOR THE SREM-BARANJA REGION WILL BE REALIZED
* EU FAVORS A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT OF RELATIONS WITH FRY
* COHERENT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DAYTON AGREEMENT IS NEEDED
* OGATA: FRY SHOULDERED THE BIGGEST LOAD
* THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT TO DISCUSS SYSTEM LAWS
* AGREEMENT ON SCIENTIFIC-TECHNICAL COOPERATION HAS BEEN SIGNED
* TANJUG CHAIRING THE ASSOCIATION OF BALKAN NEWS AGENCIES
* A SCREEN FOR THE NAIVE
* POISON FOR BOSNIAN SERBS
Belgrade, May 14, 1996
CONTENTS
[01] POSITIVE RESULTS IN THE ENACTMENT OF THE ERDUT AGREEMENT
[02] THE PLAN FOR THE SREM-BARANJA REGION WILL BE REALIZED
[03] EU FAVORS A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT OF RELATIONS WITH FRY
[04] COHERENT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DAYTON AGREEMENT IS NEEDED
[05] FRY SHOULDERED THE BIGGEST LOAD
[06] THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT TO DISCUSS SYSTEM LAWS
[07] AGREEMENT ON SCIENTIFIC-TECHNICAL COOPERATION HAS BEEN SIGNED
[08] TANJUG CHAIRING THE ASSOCIATION OF BALKAN NEWS AGENCIES
[09] A SCREEN FOR THE NAIVE
[10] POISON FOR BOSNIAN SERBS
[01] POSITIVE RESULTS IN THE ENACTMENT OF THE ERDUT AGREEMENT
Yesterday, Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic received Mr. Jacques
Cline - UN Administrator for the Srem-Baranja region. During the talks the
activities promoted by Mr. Cline and his team for the implementation of the
Erdut Agreement, especially those creating of the necessary preconditions for
safety and freedom of the local population, and allowing a normal life and
freedom of movement. The realization of these objectives requires daily
coordination between the Administrator, regional leaders and local
authorities, as well as mutual trust, consensus and coherent implementation of
the commitments. It has been remarked that positive result have been achieved,
and that they are the best way to achieve the quick stabilization of the
situation, thus opening the prospective of safe life in the Srem-Baranja
region. (TANJUG, May 13, 1996)
[02] THE PLAN FOR THE SREM-BARANJA REGION WILL BE REALIZED
The Administrator of the transitional government of the Srem-Baranja
region - Mr. Jacques Cline, stated after his talks with President Milosevic,
that since January 15th, major progress has been made in the implementation of
the plan for the normalization of the situation in the region. "As long as all
interested parties are willing to endorse the initiated process, and for the
time being they are, the plan for the Srem-Baranja region will be
implemented", said Mr. Cline. He also reminded that the oil pipe line and the
motorway have been opened at the beginning of May, and that two days ago
postal services have been established between Eastern Slavonija and Croatia,
whilst telephone communications with Beli Manastir will be inaugurated on May
21. (TANJUG, May 13, 1996)
[03] EU FAVORS A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT OF RELATIONS WITH FRY
Yesterday evening in Brussels it has been made public that the European
Union is prepared to consider and undertake certain measures in accordance
with its declaration - adopted on April 9 in Rome - and normalizing the
relations with FR Yugoslavia. The communiqu‚ issued after a debate that lasted
all day long, and which involved primarily the actual situation in former
Yugoslavia, indicates that the EU will consult Mr. Karl Bildt - international
community High Representative for the realization of the civil part of the
Dayton Agreement, and consider a gradual improvement of the relations with FR
Yugoslavia. Ms Susanna Agnelli - currently chairing the EU Council of
Ministers, as well as French, German and Greek foreign ministers told the
reporters that the Union is determined to continue the existing process of
enhancement of relations with FR Yugoslavia. (TANJUG, May 14, 1996)
[04] COHERENT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DAYTON AGREEMENT IS NEEDED
The one-day meeting of the Working Group for humanitarian issues, held
for the first time within the framework of the Peace Implementation Council -
the organization founded on February 1 and replacing the International
Conference on Former Yugoslavia (ICFY), ended last night in Geneva with the
reaffirmation of the basic principles for the repatriation of displaced
persons and refugees. Formulated as conclusions of the meeting, these basic
principles include: the coherent implementation of the Dayton Agreement, and
above all the Annex 7 regarding the return of the displaced persons and
refugees, the voluntary character of such repatriation, the freedom of
movement, the post-war reconstruction of Bosnia, free and democratic
elections, extension of the residence of Bosnian refugees in third countries
until basic conditions for their return are created. (Politika, May 14, 1996)
[05] FRY SHOULDERED THE BIGGEST LOAD
Opening the session of the Working Group for humanitarian issues in
former Yugoslavia the UN High Commissioner for Refugees - Ms. Sadako Ogata
stated at the Palace of Nations in Geneva that in the past period the "biggest
humanitarian load has been shouldered by Yugoslavia". Ms. Ogata added that she
is "encouraged" by the census for refugees in FRY and underscored that it will
help both the Yugoslav authorities and UNHCR in planing aid. Commenting her
recent visit to eastern Slavonia and Bosnia, Ms. Ogata reaffirmed the basic
UNHCR objectives concerning the mass repatriation of the refugees and
displaced persons. ( Politika Ekspres, May 14, 1996)
[06] THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT TO DISCUSS SYSTEM LAWS
The members of the Federal Parliament Chamber of Citizens and Chamber of
Republics will convene today after a four-month recess, to discuss some 20
draft laws including several system regulations - draft laws on the
transformation of ownership, on companies, on cooperatives and on foreign
investments. (Borba, May 14, 1996)
[07] AGREEMENT ON SCIENTIFIC-TECHNICAL COOPERATION HAS BEEN SIGNED
Yesterday in Belgrade, the Federal Minister for Development, Science and
Environment - Dr. Janko Radulovic and the Bulgarian Minister of Education,
Science and Technology - Mr. Ilcho Dimitrov, signed an agreement on scientific
and technical cooperation and the program for cultural-educational
collaboration between the two countries. It has been agreed that the Agreement
and the Program shall be accompanied by concrete projects on the cooperation
between Yugoslav and Bulgarian scientific and educational institutions.
(Borba, May 14, 1996)
[08] TANJUG CHAIRING THE ASSOCIATION OF BALKAN NEWS AGENCIES
Taking over the chair from the Greek national news agency, TANJUG
(Telegraph Agency New Yugoslavia) will be presiding ABNA (Association of
Balkan News Agencies) from July 1 1996 to January 1, 1996.
At its recent session held in Brussels, the European Parliament endorsed
the enhancement of information links among Balkan states within this
association and promised 5 million ECU of aid for technical and technological
networking of the national news agencies.
With this TANJUG chairmanship, Yugoslavia has returned within the
framework of EU institutions. Our news agency has been given this important
role due to its organizational and professional experience in the former news-
pool of non-aligned countries. (Politika, May 14, 1996)
[09] A SCREEN FOR THE NAIVE
The UN embargo against FR Yugoslavia served to hide the secret arming of
the enemies of the Bosnian Serbs - remarks the Bulgarian daily "Kontinent".
"While WEU monitors watched like hawks the Bulgarian barges on the Danube, a
river of arms run along the southern Turkish corridor," says the same
newspaper. "Ankara helped the delivery of Iranian weapons to the Moslems in
Bosnia and Herzegovina. Rifles were shipped from the entire Islamic world, but
no one wanted to see this." - remarks the "Kontinent" article. (Novosti, May
14, 1996)
[10] POISON FOR BOSNIAN SERBS
"NOA" the official newspaper of the Chinese Army, accused yesterday the
US of having tested mass destruction weaponry during the bombing of Serbian
controlled territories in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in order to ascertain the
possibility of ruling the world with such arms.
Offering a detailed analysis of the American air-strikes, which were
part of the NATO operation last summer, the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army
newspaper affirms that the US used the most modern fighter-bombers, laser
guided missiles, cruising missiles, radioactive ammo and poisonous shells.
"America is the only country that continued nuclear and chemical weapons
tests, underscores the Chinese newspaper, adding that "the US is trying to
secure world domination with mass destruction weapons tested on Bosnian
Serbs." (Novosti, May 14, 1996)
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